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German Federal Police use Jenetric fingerprint solution to simplify border control

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Release on :2017-09-01

As part of the European Commission’s “Smart Borders” pilot project, the Frankfurt Main airport has been using Jenetric’s LIVETOUCH quattro fingerprint scanner for the past several months.The Smart Borders project is designed to incorporate biometric checks to identify previously denied individuals who enter the Schengen area, to better identify criminals, identify individuals who are staying within the EU longer than authorized and to enable an automated border control process. The project’s pilot tests were conducted at land, sea and air borders.For the integration into the border control system, Jenetric has been working with the German Federal Police and secunet.